Re: Is this SGI kit worth getting?

[Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>]

On Thu, 29 May 2008, Greg Matthews wrote:
> Stephen Borrill wrote:
> > I've been offered an O2, an Octane and 3 Indys. The O2 is a no-brainer 
> > especially with the recent framebuffer changes. It'll be a worthwhile 
> > replacement for my Indigo2. However, I see the Octane is not supported and 
> > the Indys (while cute) aren't exactly the fastest machines.
>
> might be worth checking if the indys have the (somewhat rare) 24 bit graphics 
> card. If nothing else you could probably ebay any 24 bit card and possibly 
> any SGI memory (hens teeth).

I know they don't have 24-bit graphics. I was a student in the Uni Dept 
I'm getting them from when they were first bought (back when I was vey 
young!).

But yes, accumulating RAM is always a good idea.

--
Stephen